Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ...
by freeflight on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @01:15PM
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> And so far in court, long lengthy legalese Terms & Conditions haven't always held up to scrutiny, and nor has any contract that states "we can change these terms at any time". [0]
Especially not in the EU, many ToS that are completely legal in the US wouldn't see the light of the day in the EU due to consumer protection rights.
That feels wrong. The personal data was provided under a contract. Now, you can pretend you're Vader and change your deal, but people can still attack you for changing the contract to terms they have not agreed on.
And so far in court, long lengthy legalese Terms & Conditions haven't always held up to scrutiny, and nor has any contract that states "we can change these terms at any time". [0]
Just buying the database doesn't let you do anything with it - you just bought the responsibility of fulfilling the contract.
[0] One example: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/11...